Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-04-12
BROKE UP IN THE EIGHTH
THE HOME CLUB DROPS ANOTH-
Err GAME TO CHARLESTON.

The Caroiinians Proud of Their Vic
tories Over ssvAnnsh-Jones' inenec-
tive Work in the Box opens the Field
for Charleston to Score at WiII-The
Weak Points of savannah's Team
shown Up.
Eight hundred people went out to the
ball grounds yesterday expecting to see
close game between Charleston and the
home club. The Carolinians have
boasted so much of their team that
good many people had come to
believe that it was really fact that
Charleston had got together club that
is going to wipe out everything in the
Southern League. Yesterdays game was
the fourth it has won from Savannah, and
1t stands pretty good show, IN view OF
the home clubs crippled condition, OF
winning the entire series.
The team is probably the most over
rated OF any that mas ever played here.
The four games it has won from eaVan-
nah, and which the Charleston ians are as
proud Of as boy With his first pair OF
boots, were as good as won before they
were played. Fat "Billy" Taylor has re-
duced his weight since be played here
with Nashville last fall, and he
| does little better w0rk, possibly,
| than be did then Powell, Corcoran,
Williams and Hines were all Southern
League players last season. The team,
Judging from It's work 50 far and the
amount OF practice it has had, Is very
little stronger than last seasons Charles
| ton team. al tc.
1t is strong enough though to show that
| savannah has some very weak points.
Il nil hann
in the box butOnce this season, and that
was in Fridays game at Charleston.
| For. the practice ne las had
heidi fairly Well Up to the sixth in
ming he held the visitors down close, but
after that his arm failed and the ball
looked as Dig as Il mans head when it
went over the plate. Dallas caught with
ont single error. some of the
stops he made were almost mirac-
ulous, and his throwing TO second
base equaied that of any catcher that has
ever PLAYED on the grounds. He has been
steadily behind the bat for nearly
week and is beginning to show signs OF
| overwOrk. AS sOOn as Manager Morton
can get another battery and Pike recev-
ers, Dallas will be given Arrest
Since Reilly was changed from third
base 10 short stop, his regular position,
| his playing has greatly improved. lie is
a brilliant fielder and one of the strong
est players IN the team. "Jack" Peltz in
centre field was third in last seasons
championship record, and looked upon as
one OF the strongest players in the league.
| The great trouble with Savannah Is its
lack of Il good battery. Jones will proba-
ply work down with another weeks prac-
tice, but at present he is unfit to go into
the box. Somers will be put in to-day
| against smith.
The game was interesting up TO the
| fifth inning. In the sixth inning Charles
| ton scored two runs, after having been
three times shut out. The home club. by
lucky hits, scored five times in the sixth
and seventh innings, giving it
lead of three runs. The crowd in
! the grand stand cheered, and it
looked as though Savannah was
going to win. The semi-professIonal
sports who mad backed Charleston, some
of them two to one, began to look around
for chance to "hedgG," but before they
lad found anybody who wanted to bet
that way the game turned and the Charles
tonIans piled up eight runs, giving them
10 altogether. The following is the score: :